GRE Word List
ENDEMIC
belonging or native to a particular people or country
The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |